Test team should build around Chanderpaul - Gibbs

Former West Indies offspinner, Lance Gibbs, believes that the West Indies need to build their current team around Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the West Indies batsman, if Test success is to come into the frame once more, as November's India tour looms.

Over to you Jala.

he would say gibbs should sit in his rocking chair and he doesnt know what he talking about.

Tell 'em Lance !

also tell that jackass countryman Clyde Butts IF u run in to him  >

Since 39 year old Shiv Chanderpaul's goal is to surpass George Headley as the oldest cricketer ever to play for the West Indies----Headley was 45 when he played his last test in 1954----it makes sense for the WI to continue to build around the great man.


Rev

Exactly and Shiv deserve to be called Atlas  !  8)

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Exactly and Shiv deserve to be called Atlas  !  8)
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What the world sees in Shiv Chanderpaul is amazing WILLPOWER!

That is a quality or a skill that is lacking among young West Indies players.

Listen! Willpower is not something that gets handed to you. It's a skill  that is developed through practice.


At age 39 Shiv is still passionate about his game and practices harder than any other WI player.

And so it's not surprising that Shiv  is the #2 ranked test batsman in the world, while the next ranked WI batsman is Samuels at a distant #17.

SHIV HAS MORE WILLPOWER THAN ALL THE PLAYERS IN THE WI TEAM COMBINED.


Rev

they been saying that for 10 years


must be using the wrong building material

Lance indicated that Chanderpaul's experience and talent are the right ingredients :

to nourish younger batsmen such as Kirk Edwards and Darren Bravo in the subcontinent.

With the likes of Narsingh Deonarine impressing during the present A team tour in India,

Gibbs reiterated that there was a good blend of youth and experience

[size=12pt]"I go back to Orlando this week where I will have a few days off :

before I begin training with the national side in Miami on October 20th.[/size]